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On November 26, 1791, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson attended the first cabinet meeting in American history. At 10:00 am, he arrived at the President’s House on the corner of Sixth and Market Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He walked upstairs and entered George Washington’s private study on the second floor.
Eventually, Jefferson left Washington’s cabinet in 1793, but his rivalry with Hamilton reflected a broader political conflict, as two separate parties formed—the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.
On November 26, 1791, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson attended the first cabinet meeting in American history. At 10:00 am, he arrived at the President’s Hou...
Thomas Jefferson, painted in a black coat on the eve of the presidential election of 1800 by Rembrandt Peale. The candidate is shown in black, the style of his hair in the new Titus mode, a neoclassical conceit first made famous by the French actor Talma as Titus in Voltaire’s Brutus in 1790. Show Me More
Back in early 1801, Jefferson had pondered the formation of two administrations, one public and one private. The day after his election in the House of Representatives on the 36th ballot, he started to issue official invitations to prospective cabinet members.
Thomas Jefferson's Cabinet - Photo 2 This painting by Peter Waddell depicts how Jefferson's private study might have looked during his presidency. Credit
President Thomas Jeffersons office in the southwest corner of the house, today known as the State Dining Room, was his private sanctuary that few visitors ever saw, but where he worked with his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis, who would later lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
The bird that flies so familiarly about is a mockingbird befriended by Jefferson and taught to communicate by whistling. Among Jefferson's prime interests for the nation was the unexplored west, most of which was not yet in American hands. We see him here in 1803, the year of the Louisiana Purchase, before news of that great event came in July.
Byers' Choice Carolers, Thomas Jefferson. Caroling Thomas Jefferson holds a book and quill, highlighting our 3rd president's scholarly endeavors.
He would go on to become Vice-President and then President of the United States. This portrait bust is made of crushed stone resin with a white patina finish. A replica of a sculpture made when Jefferson was 43 years old.